Cloudlight Entertainment is a next-generation entertainment content producer and distributor. Backed by leading digital media holding company Boulder Heavy Industries (BHI), Cloudlight harnesses the innovative consumer acquisition marketing and audience analytics of sister firm IMM – and combines it with a veteran production team that has collectively produced over 100 titles for theatrical and televised distribution over the last 30 years.

The Cloudlight Team has significant experience providing marketing, financing, and production services to global film and television production houses.

Will french

PRESIDENT, film financing

Will is a pioneer in the domestic film tax incentive industry. In 2003, he co-founded Film Production Capital, which quickly became the national leader in providing tax incentive-based financing and financial services to the motion picture industry. FPC has provided more than $300,000,000 in tax credit-related financing to over 100 motion picture productions with aggregate production budgets far exceeding $1 billion.

A graduate of Purdue University, Will received his J.D. degree from Tulane University School of Law in 1998. Prior to co-founding Film Production Capital, he practiced corporate law, commercial banking law, and mergers and acquisitions for the law firm of Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley Willis & Swanson, LLP. Will serves on the Board of Directors of the Fenner-French Foundation, a family charitable foundation started by his grandfather, Darwin S. Fenner of Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., whose primary focus is to improve the quality of life and work for residents of New Orleans. He also helped start the Louisiana Film & Entertainment Association, and served as the Association’s President for four years (2011-2015).

Will has financed over 100 films including: Ray, The Expendables, Runaway Jury, Premonition, Dallas Buyers Club, Mr. Brooks, Killing Them Softly, Bullet to the Head, The Host, The Courier, Killer Joe, Olympus Has Fallen, The Starving Games, Intruders, Reclaim, Homefront, Bad Country and Old Boy.

ADAM EDELMAN, CHAIRMAN

Adam is the Executive Chairman of Boulder Heavy Industries and co-leads the boards at IMM, Fact & Fiction, Visiqua and SocialCentiv. Past and present portfolio clients include Southwest Airlines, Amazon.com, T-Mobile, General Motors and Papa John's. Adam also represents Boulder Heavy Industries on the board of Alex Bogusky’s Brandzooka, an online video advertising platform. Prior to Boulder Heavy Industries, Adam co-founded and led IMM for over a decade. During his 25 year career in digital media and marketing, Adam also served as Managing Director at GE’s media distribution business unit, Regional Director for a unit of the DIRECTV Group, and co-founded a venture-backed e-commerce business. Adam is an active early-stage investor/advisor, and has provided capital to numerous startup ventures. He received his BA/BS in Philosophy & Mathematics from St. John’s College.